A complete guide to Wedding Car Ribbons from All Tied Up 

When it comes to weddings, it’s often the smallest details that leave the most lasting impressions. From the stitching on a dress to the scent of the flowers, these thoughtful touches quietly elevate the entire experience. One such detail, simple yet symbolic, is the wedding car ribbon.

A Tradition with Meaning

Decorating the wedding car is a long-standing tradition across many cultures. While some couples go all out with flowers, signs, and even tin cans trailing behind, the ribbon remains a timeless staple. It represents celebration, unity, and the beginning of a shared journey, literally and figuratively.

A ribbon stretched across the bonnet or tied delicately to door handles signals to the world: something special is happening here.

Choosing the right Wedding Car Ribbons for you

Not all ribbons are created equal. The choice of style, colour, and finish can subtly influence the overall aesthetic of the wedding.

• Material matters: At All Tied Up we offer satin and poly ribbons. Poly ribbon is what you would generally see on a wedding car. Its rigidity allows it to hold it's shape for bows, and its available in a huge range of colours to suit your wedding theme. It will also survive the rain! Satin ribbon is a softer, more luxurious finish, but worth noting that it is not waterproof! 
• Colour coordination: Many couples match the ribbon to their wedding palette, classic white or ivory for tradition, or bold hues for a modern twist.
• Plain or Printed: We offer both plain, and printed car ribbons. If you would like something more subtle, a plain ribbon in your colour scheme adds a nice touch. If you wanted something a little more out of the ordinary, our personalised wedding car ribbons are absolutely perfect! 

The key is balance, your ribbon should complement, not overpower, the vehicle and overall theme.

Our options explained:

Satin Car Ribbon: 

Our 48mm double faced satin is perfect for use on a wedding car. Wide enough to allow the personalisation to stand out, and narrow enough to easily thread through grills, or tie around mirrors. 

Poly Car Ribbon:

We offer a lot of different options in our poly wedding car ribbons. If you need any help or advice after reading this wedding car ribbon guide, please don't hesitate to get in touch with our team. 

Wedding Car Ribbon for the Bonnet:
Available in plain or printed options, this length of ribbon will be used to make the 'V' shape on the car bonnet. We supply the ribbon in 6m or 10m lengths. 6m will fit most cars, but if your car has a long bonnet, it's worth upgrading to the 10m option. If you have any doubts at all, get in touch with the owner of the car and ask them to confirm, or give it a quick measure up! The plain ribbon is also available in full rolls which are approx. 90m long, this is an ideal, budget friendly option, if you've got a group of cars that want decorating. 

The Wedding Car Bows
We are often asked what is best here, printed or plain? Pull bows or handmade? So this guide will give you the pros and cons of all the options:

• Pull Bows 
  Pros: They are budget friendly as well as being nice and easy to assemble - you will be sent a guide with them! 
  Cons: Only available in limited colours, which often don't match the bonnet ribbon due to batch differences. Not as 'full' as a handmade bow. Can't be personalised. Need assembling. 
• Handmade Bows
  Pros: Available in printed or plain bows. They will be manufactured from the same batch of ribbon as your bonnet ribbon so the colour match will be exact! The handmade bows are much fuller than a pull bow, more luxurious looking, and will be supplied complete, ready to be tied onto the car. 
  Cons: I haven't got any!

Both types of bow are available in a door bow size and a bonnet bow size. The handmade ones can also be supplied in larger sizes. Please get in touch with your requirements. 

Wedding Car Ribbon Kit

By far our most popular product is our Wedding Car Ribbon Kit. This includes a 6m length of printed ribbon, and then a matching bonnet bow. Its a beautiful touch for a wedding car, without breaking the bank! It will also look fabulous on the wedding photos if we do say so.